Number

	F2003	F2004	F2005	F2006	F2007	F2008
Carpool
Riders	106	83	48	40	38	34
Carpools	32	21	16	10	11	9
Riders per car (average)	3.3	4	3	4	4	4
Translink Transit Passes
Riders	201	124	132	171	204	295
Bicycle Commuters
Edmonds (Burnaby)	no data	58	111	75	99	99
Dunsmuir (Vancouver)	no data	44	80	102	88	67

This program was initiated to reduce congestion and associated air pollution from single-occupant employee vehicles commuting to and from work. A maximum of seven free parking passes are offered to carpoolers with at least three regular riders at the Dunsmuir office in Vancouver. Currently only two formal carpools operate at this location. A total of seven formal carpools operate at our Edmonds facility in Burnaby. An employee discount is offered to buyers of bus passes in the Lower Mainland as part of the TransLink Pass Program. Carpooling numbers are thought to be declining because of tighter enforcement of qualifying rules for parking discounts. Continuing high gasoline prices and the new transit pass tax deduction are thought to account for the increase in the number of transit passes issued (up 20 per cent) and bike commuters (up six per cent) compared to last year.